Sub-Regional Conference on Wastewater Management: Promoting Innovations and Sustainable Investments
29 to 31 January 2013

Philippines

The sub-regional conference formally launched Regional Technical Assistance 8060: Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Asia and the Pacific. Participants comprised a mixture of government executives, wastewater industry practitioners, and private sector representatives from the following countries: Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan. Project proponents from different developing member countries presented their success stories, while experts in the sanitation and wastewater industry discussed planning, technology, financing, and management options.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Introduction Welcome Remarks Bindu Lohani
Introduction Keynote Speech Nguyen Thanh Nghi
Introduction Presentation on ADB Regional Technical Assistance 8060: Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Asia and the Pacific
This presentation outlines the details of the Regional Technical Assistance 8060: Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Asia and the…
Jingmin Huang
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Key Points on Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
This session featured presentations with information that provide understanding of the current conditions of cities. It also included a discussion on…
Gil-Hong Kim
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Dhaka, Bangladesh - Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
As a well-managed sanitation system will contribute to improving the environment, it is essential for new urban development to provide sanitation…
Quamrul Alam Chowdhury
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Medan, Indonesia - Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
The city of Medan in Indonesia lags behind sanitation, especially its sewerage system. This presentation lists down a number of recommendations that…
Bachtiar Yuwono
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Makassar, Indonesia - Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
This presentation explains the wastewater situation in Makassar in Indonesia, focusing particularly on wastewater coverage and existing policy and…
Imbang Muryanto
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
This presentation briefly introduces Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, and the city’s sewerage situation. The central wastewater treatment plant and master…
Batsukh Baljinnyam
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Davao, Philippines - Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
This presentation provides a review of the wastewater situation, including existing wastewater policy and plans in the City of Davao in the…
Robby Alabado
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Colombo, Sri Lanka - Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
This presentation provides a review of the wastewater situation, including existing wastewater policy and plans in the City of Colombo in Sri Lanka…
Kumudinie Geetha Samarasinghe
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Urban Sanitation Development in Viet Nam
This presentation provides an overview of the current urban sanitation in Viet Nam. It highlights the drainage and wastewater treatment issues that…
Tuong Van Nguyen
Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities Republic of Uzbekistan - Making Sanitation Real: Understanding Current Conditions of Cities
This presentation provides a brief description of Uzbekistan, with an overview of the wastewater situation and existing legislative framework in the…
Kultasova Galina Amirbekovna
Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects Key Points on Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects
With the goal of making sanitation acceptable, this session explored different solutions that secure buy-in for sanitation and wastewater projects…
Lisa Lumbao
Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects Planning for Progress, Planning for Sanitation: The Case of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
With the mission to become a clean and healthy city just like others, the City of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is working its way towards providing…
Ir. Bambang Sugiharto
Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects Acquiring Land in a Densely-Populated City: The Case of East Zone, Metro Manila, Philippines
This presentation discusses advocacy strategies used by Manila Water Company in the Philippines to engage stakeholders and sustain community…
Chris Tagros
Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects "My Town, My River" Renovation Project: City of Kitakyushu's Experience on Wastewater Management
This presentation provides an overview of the City of Kitakyushu, Japan. The city’s approach, including technology options to wastewater management,…
Yasuyuki Fukunaga
Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects Institutionalizing Septage Management in a Local Government Unit: A Case Study of Dumaguete City
This presentation shows a detailed diagram on how to effectively institutionalize septage management in a local government unit. The experience of…
Jose Antonio
Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects Various Models for Sludge Management in Asia Antoinette Kome
Making Sanitation Acceptable: Innovative Ways to Secure Buy-In for Sanitation and Wastewater Projects Community-Led Total Sanitation Muhammad Asim Saleem
Making Sanitation Sustainable: How to Make Wastewater a Resource Key Points on Making Sanitation Sustainable: How to Make Wastewater A Resource
This presentation introduces the City of San Fernando in the Province of La Union, Philippines. The sanitation programs of the city comprising of…
Mary Jane Ortega
Making Sanitation Sustainable: How to Make Wastewater a Resource Introduction on Making Sanitation Sustainable: How to Make Wastewater A Resource
With the goal of creating sustainable sanitation, this session explored various solutions on how to turn wastewater into resource. It discussed a…
Mary Jane Ortega
Making Sanitation Sustainable: How to Make Wastewater a Resource Innovative Institutional Approach for an Inclusive Sewer System: The Case of Alandur, India
The Alandur Sewerage Project is a unique case of public-private partnership in the sanitation sector in urban India. It represents an effective…
Mukesh Mathur
Making Sanitation Sustainable: How to Make Wastewater a Resource Wastewater for Sustainable Tourism: The Case of Boracay, Philippines
This presentation provides a brief introduction of Boracay Island, Philippines. Apart from the situation of water supply, it discusses how…
Bernardo Mañosca
Making Sanitation Sustainable: How to Make Wastewater a Resource Wastewater for Aquaculture: The Case of Mirzapur, Bangladesh
A low-cost wastewater treatment that developing countries can consider is duckweed. It is energy-efficient, cost-effective, and applicable under a…
Masum Patwary
Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management Key Points on Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management
With the goal of creating affordable sanitation, this session explored various ways that make financing of sanitation and wastewater management…
Amy Leung
Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management Building the Sanitation Market
A global sanitation gap continues to exist at present. Access to sustainable sanitation can be achieved by delivering products and services along the…
Roshan Shrestha
Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management Microcredit for Sanitation: The Case of Sanitation Revolving Fund in Viet Nam
This presentation discusses the context and background in establishing a Sanitation Revolving Fund in Viet Nam. The fund is seen as an effective way…
Tran Thi Thu Hang
Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management Public-Private Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development and Investment in Wastewater Management
This presentation introduces Kolon Water & Energy as a total water solution provider in the Republic of Korea. The public-private partnership…
Soo-Young Lee
Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management The Case of Japan: How Government Subsidies Have Been Used for Sanitation
This presentation discusses how to ensure central government or local government subsidies are used rationally to solve sanitation issues. The…
Mitsuo Kitagawa
Making Sanitation Affordable: Different Ways to Finance Sanitation and Wastewater Management Key Points on Moderated Panel Discussion - Various Financing and Delivery Mechanisms in Sanitation
This session hosted a moderated panel discussion that explored various financing and delivery mechanisms available to create affordable sanitation.
Hubert Jenny
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Making Sanitation Manageable: How to Make Different Technologies Work for You Key Points on Making Sanitation Manageable: How to Make Different Technologies Work for You
This session discussed various innovative methods and technologies that make sanitation manageable.
Fei Yue
Making Sanitation Manageable: How to Make Different Technologies Work for You Centralized vs. Decentralized Sewerage Systems: Which is Which for You?
Lack of data on actual performance of decentralized plants exists in general. The need to identify which scale is optimal to use is based on the…
Markus Starkl
Making Sanitation Manageable: How to Make Different Technologies Work for You Technology Options for Sustainable Wastewater Solutions
While sustainable solutions are complex with specific requirements, efficient wastewater solutions integrate water, waste, and energy as much as…
Andreas Hauser
Making Sanitation Manageable: How to Make Different Technologies Work for You Comparing Technologies on What Might Work for You: The Case of West Zone, Metro Manila, Philippines
This presentation describes the sewage treatment process used by Maynilad Water Services in the Philippines. It also enumerates existing facilities…
Francisco Arellano
Making Sanitation Manageable: How to Make Different Technologies Work for You Wastewater Sector and Wastewater Systems in Sri Lanka
This presentation describes the present condition of sewerage systems in Sri Lanka. The major wastewater treatment plants, including projects…
DPM Chandana
Making Sanitation Manageable: How to Make Different Technologies Work for You Key Points on Moderated Panel Discussion - What are the Driving Factors in Choosing a Specific Technology? Paul Bulson
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Making Planning for Sanitation Understandable: Available Options Introduction to WaMEX
Developed by ADB and the UNESCO-IHE, the Wastewater Management Expert System, also known as "WaMEX," provides decision-makers and planners with a…
Zoran Vojinovic
Making Planning for Sanitation Understandable: Available Options The Cities Development Initiative for Asia: Enhancing the Quality of Urban Infrastructure Investments
The task of Cities Development Initiative for Asia, a regional technical assistance facility established in 2007, is to develop or prepare priority…
Nadir Ehsan
Closing Remarks Anand Chiplunkar

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Jingmin Huang
  • Lyn Almario

ADB Organizer/s

  • Water and Urban Development Sector Office

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Topics

  • Water